Comments on: Stanford football: Grading the weekhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/10/05/stanford-football-grading-the-week-5/
With Jon WilnerWed, 21 Jun 2017 06:28:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8By: Leftcoasthttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/10/05/stanford-football-grading-the-week-5/comment-page-1/#comment-25771
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:10:49 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=9512#comment-25771Since Stanford has been to ZERO bowls in the last eight years this criticism of Oregon State’s bowl record rings very hollow.

I like Stanford’s chances on Saturday but the team will be playing a worthy opponent that’s had our number over the last decade. But judging by the posts I’m seeing here, I believe the EUTM we’re all drinking must be laced with something stronger than sugar!

Here’s hoping we see a victory at Oregon State, the continued dominance of Toby and the O-Line, more stout defense from a bruised D-Line and more game-to-game growth from our QB Luck. That’s my wish for this weekend.

Stanford may very well win the game Saturday, but to call Riley “overhyped” and his teams “soft” is rediculous. How many of the other Stanford fans who have posted on this article with agree with your assessment? I would venture about 1-5%.

Beavs recruiting classes are annually ranked 8-10 in the PAC 10, and yet the last three years they’ve finished T-2nd, 3rd and 3rd, and have won 5 straight bowl games, including the shut out of Pitt las year in the Sun Bowl.

On what basis do you evaluate Riley’s teams as “soft”?

]]>By: MEG Hoopsterhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/10/05/stanford-football-grading-the-week-5/comment-page-1/#comment-25765
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:27:08 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=9512#comment-25765Mike Riley is overhyped as a coach. His teams are soft. The only reason OSU has a winning record is that they padded their schedule with Portland State. They struggled vs a very bad UNLV team. Stanford should handle OSU easily. The Beavers have already lost twice at home…so much for home field advantage. Prediction = Stanford rolls 30 – 19.
]]>By: Stanford High Lifehttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/10/05/stanford-football-grading-the-week-5/comment-page-1/#comment-25764
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:49:56 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=9512#comment-25764I like our chances of sweeping the next 3 to get to 7-1. Then I believe they’ll win 3 of the final 4, losing only to USC. And at 10-2 they still might go to the Rose Bowl, if USC stumbles once more.

This Saturday’s prediction:
Stanford: 20
Oregon State: 10

]]>By: StanTheManhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/10/05/stanford-football-grading-the-week-5/comment-page-1/#comment-25763
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:12:36 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=9512#comment-25763I see a minimum of four more wins, and possibly as many as six.

We’ll take at least two of the next three (one of @OSU/AZ plus ASU @ home), and two of the last four (Cal and ND). Taking all of the next three isn’t out of the question, and pulling off the upset against Oregon is possible as well. But I’m not counting on it.

If you told me at the end of August we’d finish the season 8-4 and beat the Weenies, I’d have taken it. And I still will.

]]>By: Mood Indigohttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2009/10/05/stanford-football-grading-the-week-5/comment-page-1/#comment-25762
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:01:05 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/?p=9512#comment-25762“Two more is all Stanford needs, and two more it’ll get.”

I see a toughness in the team that I haven’t since the Denny Green era. We won’t be run over on the road. We are still not playing four quarters of football against good teams as we saw from late-game rallies by Wake Forest and UCLA. But we are getting there.

Mike Riley is one of the best coaches in the Pac 10. But we will pull out a narrow victory.